Monday, February 02, 2009
Google Ocean, Get 1Gbps Downloading by 2012, End of beta is in sight for Windows 7, Flash on iPhone Hopes Dashed
Google Ocean will let users explore shipwrecks and reefs
dailymail.co.uk — Google users will soon be able to explore the oceans from the comfort of their living room, thanks to an upgrade to their popular Google Earth software.
Korea to Get 1Gbps Downloading by 2012 !
i.gizmodo.com — While we're all celebrating Charter's 60Mbps broadband access here in the US, the Korea Communications Commission is spending $24 billion to secure 1Gbps access by 2012. 1Gbps allows you to download a 120-minute film in 12 seconds.
End of beta is in sight for Windows 7
techradar.com — Microsoft has confirmed that it will not be releasing any more beta versions of Windows 7, with the next release likely to be the firet release candidate of the eagerly anticipated operating system.More…
Flash on iPhone Hopes Dashed
pcworld.com — Adobe has confirmed that Flash capabilities won't be coming to the iPhone anytime soon. Company CEO Shantanu Narayen recently discussed the difficulties in bringing Adobe's most well distributed product to the iPhone. "It's a hard technical challenge, and that's part of the reason Apple and Adobe are collaborating," Narayen told Bloomberg Television
Friday, January 23, 2009
Apple puts iPhone Nano and Netbook rumors to rest
During Apple's earnings conference call yesterday, Apple COO Tim Cook fielded a wide variety of questions, but two answers in particular helped shed a bit of light on the likelihood that Apple would enter the netbook market or release a lower end iPhone.
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The First Windows Review Ever
The following is an article that appeared in the December 1983 issue of Byte magazine. When I first created this site there was very little information about early versions of Windows on the web and no references to this article. It was almost as if there was some conspiracy to hide the truth about the age of Windows.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
See the original image at engadget.com — Steve Jobs taking a leave of absence from Apple engadget.com — CNBC cites health reasons....
Steve Jobs taking a leave of absence from Apple
engadget.com — CNBC cites health reasons....Jobs will step down as Apple CEO while he recuperates from a medical condition disclosed earlier this month; COO Tim Cook will stand in.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Hacker Charged With Selling Modems That Get Free Broadband
In the first case of its kind, a Pennsylvania man faces federal criminal charges for allegedly selling hacked cable modems capable of stealing free, anonymous internet service from broadband providers.
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Friday, January 09, 2009
History of the Internet - How The Interent Was Formed (VID)
History of the Internet" is an animated documentary explaining the inventions from time-sharing to filesharing, from Arpanet to Internet.
The history is told using the PICOL icons on picol.org , which are available for download soon. On blog.picol.org you can get news about this project.
http://vimeo.com/2696386?by=PICOL
The history is told using the PICOL icons on picol.org , which are available for download soon. On blog.picol.org you can get news about this project.
http://vimeo.com/2696386?by=PICOL
Windows 7 Beta 1 shows off new task bar, more UI goodies
Windows 7 is a solid, fast-performing, stable operating system that appears to be just about fully baked and ready for prime time. It appears to be feature-complete, unlike Vista. Based on the stability and speed of this beta, don't be surprised if Microsoft Corp. releases Windows 7 before 2010 rolls around.
read more | digg story
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Saturday, January 03, 2009
Windows 7 surprise: DivX built in
No more trawling the web for the latest media codecs. Windows 7 comes ready to play all your favourite "downloaded" videos. It better late than never But Micro$haft should of had Divx and XviD Support starting from XP SP1.
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Spotify, An Alternative to Music Piracy
The music industry has taken some extreme measures to counter piracy, but it hasn’t found the silver bullet yet. The key is to come up with a service that will fulfill the needs of music lovers, and one that would even be embraced by the most hardcore pirate. With Spotify, this might just become possible.
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